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The Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual A technical handbook for

veterinary field staff and laboratory technicians in developing countries
(2002). First Edition. Nottingham Univ...

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DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1085.9202

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CONTENTS
Setting Up and Using a Laboratory Service
• The role of the veterinary laboratory network
within animal health extension services
• Buildings and maintenance
• Staff requirements
• Safety in the laboratory
• Sample selection, submission and clinical
diagnosis
• Quality assurance and control
• Recording, reporting and interpretation of
results
The Selection, Use and Maintenance of Laboratory
Equipment and Supplies
• Criteria for the selection of appropriate
equipment
• Specific equipment
• A note on ELISA tests and specialised
technology
• General laboratory ware
Parasitology
• General helminthology
• Helminths of veterinary importance
• Introduction to protozoal organisms
• Protozoal diseases
• Haemoparasites of ruminants
• Introduction to veterinary entomology
Contents cont’d overleaf
Veterinary Laboratory
and Field Manual
Susan C Cork and Roy W Halliwell
Over many years donor agencies have invested heavily to
assist with the improvement of veterinary services in
developing countries, yet it is evident that in many cases
the service has not reached an important client, the rural
farmer. Investment tends to concentrate on laboratories,
and infrastructure, at the national and regional level which
leaves a large gap between the service and the farmer.
The most important role of a rural diagnostic laboratory is
to provide technical support for animal health extension
staff. This includes the provision of diagnostic services as
well as technical advice. Laboratory results can assist a
veterinary officer to make a diagnosis but the correct
diagnosis will only be made if the correct samples have
been submitted to the laboratory and if the samples are of
suitable quality. This handbook provides a practical guide
to the laboratory diagnosis of animal diseases with special
consideration given to the problems faced by laboratory
and field staff in rural areas.
This handbook aims to bridge the gap between extension
and veterinary laboratory services. It is hoped that it will
supplement currently available texts used by veterinary
officers and veterinary laboratory technicians.
SUSAN CORK lectures in organic livestock production at
the Institute of Rural Studies, Aberystwyth, University of
Wales. ROY HALLIWELL, currently an independent
consultant, has over 30 years of experience in the
development of medical and veterinary laboratory services
in a number of countries in Asia, Africa and South America.
Paperback 498 pages
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 Contents cont’d • Quality control and interpretation of results
• Epidemiology and sampling plans
• Ticks and tick borne diseases Clinical Chemistry
• Mites and mange • Blood sample collection and handling
• Lice and other insects • General health assessment
Microbiology • Colorimetry explained
• General sample collection, preparation and • Interpretation of clinical chemistry results
handling • General principles and methodology of basic
• Introduction to bacteriology biochemical tests
• Sample collection, preparation and submission • Metabolic disease and endocrine disorders
• Culture and identification of bacteria • Mineral and trace element assays
• Flow charts for handling specific specimens • Urinalysis
• Mycology • Toxicology
• Virology Pathology/Cytology
Haematology • General approach to performing a post-mortem
• Collection of specimens • Histopathology
• Cell counts and white cell indices • Cytology
• Red cell indices and anaemia • Examination of samples and interpretation of
• Collection and examination of smears from bone results
marrow Special Topics
• Determination of normal values • Introduction to epidemiology
• Interpretation of results • Common clinical problems
• A note on automated systems • Wildlife disease surveillance
Serology/Immunology • Laboratory animals
• Antigens and antibodies Appendices
• Tests used to measure antibody/antigen reactions Index

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